My Fair Haired Maiden

One of these things is not like the other...

My baby Lilley, her hair is uber fine. So thin, and wispy... She rarely will leave a bow in her hair and rarely will a bow stay in her hair. Most days I admit defeat before even trying and don't even bother. She pulls them out, gnaws them until they no longer look like a hairbow, and then makes me search her mouth for pieces of said bow. It's not pretty.

Noelle on the other hand, has thick, straight, silky hair. We had been cutting it into a very blunt little bob over the winter. However when Spring rolled in, I made the executive decision to grow her hair out... From there, things got a little out of hand. Her hair has been unruly, bangs in her eyes, ugh it's been ugly.

Maiden America makes barrettes for hair of all types. Thick, thin, silky, coarse, you name it, they hold it. This claim that they make on their website is huge for me... Everything falls out of Noelle's hair. So I put these new clippies up to the test... Unfortunately, they too slip out. I wasn't lucky enough to find the ultimate barrette. They do stay in place for quite sometime, but they slip just like my others do. I was able to put them above a ponytail though and use them as a very sweet adornment. They certainly weren't moving that way! The company has many selections to choose from. Most of which however are a bit too sparkly for my kids everyday wardrobe. I also felt that I might be paying for all that sparkle... the prices were just a bit higher than I'd normally pay for hair accessories (around $8 for one bow). Of course, the bows I normally buy don't have swarovski crystals, the bows I buy are definitely made with toxic glue, and unlike Maiden America, my bows aren't made by hand!

So, with all that said... I like the Maiden America product. I like what they stand for, and what they're all about. But when it all comes down to it, I'm probably not going to spend more than $5 for a hairbow. And with me, it's all about the bang for my buck...

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